649. John Anderson, My Jo (Robert Burns)

[CarolInTrees]

lovely ! thank you

[raymondcrooke]

@CarolInTrees You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it.

[jossceluch]

Raymond, pure beauty at its finest.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for subscribing.

[starr522]

Stop it. Brother you casn' t sing. The song loses all concept with your version. Please understand. I don' t mean to be cruel. But I am real. Stop it. It' s embarrassing.

[markshfr1]

Hey man, thanks for putting up the different versions. Cheers!.. from the merry muses of California

[raymondcrooke]

It's always interesting to do different versions of the same song. Thanks for your comment. I don't know why it has been marked as Spam. Pressing "not spam" doesn't seem to help.

[bumchiner]

got me,eddi reader does it well too have you listned?

[raymondcrooke]

No. Haven't heard that one.

[Phantomsbreath]

We sing this song every year to remember my mother's friend Brenda. It was one of her favourites.

[raymondcrooke]

Dare I ask which version?

[Phantomsbreath]

The Anglisized version. Little longer, with a few more verses. It goes into John as an old man.

[dannyknapp]

these songs and the history are both fascinating ! thanks for sharing Raymond.

[raymondcrooke]

You're welcome, Danny.

[garibelon]

Great recording(s) ;-)

You're a great minstrel and ballad-monger... :)

All the stars!

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks. This one is fun to do.

[lewdite]

Great folk singing... I'm an admirer.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, Lew. That means a lot, coming from you.

[k6tpl]

I really like Folk Music! And that really sounds like Folk Music! Thanks again Jer

[raymondcrooke]

Burns was very much a folk poet. Thanks for your comment, Jer.

[marcoacca]

Absolutely great, Raymond!

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, Marco. No problems with the dialect then? :-)

[marcoacca]

...some...but it's great anyway! :)

[TeamCannabis]

Really love this, Raymond, as always a bit of an education as much as a pleasure. To be honest, this doesn't sound like Burns, in style or substance, but thats totally my own opinion. This doesn't take anything away, for me, in the enjoyment of the piece(s)or the great quality of your performance, Thank You my friend...Reg

[raymondcrooke]

The substance is very much Burns, just as much as:

Wee sleekit, cowrin, timrous beastie,

O, what a panics in thy breastie! etc.

"John Anderson" is actually quite a well-known Burns song.

But, I admit my Scots accent leaves much to be desired. :-)

Thanks for dropping by, Reg. You're always welcome here.

[derekeverett]

That was great Raymond - I struggle to understand a lot of the words in these songs so I was paying close attention trying to focus on them, when your "censored" bit at the end hit I had a real good laugh... thanks I needed that. I will have to check out the lyrics and do some figurin' here that's for sure!

[raymondcrooke]

Not sure that I'd put these songs up if I thought people would understand the words! The Scottish dialect hides a lot of things that some people might find offensive.

[stewballmax2]

Greetings

Raymond...

Your three for the price of one is a priceles bargain!

Your 'demonstration' of the folk song process was right on the mark. Would you be kind enough to grant me permission to show this in my next lecture in Song Composition Studies? I feel certain and confident that my students will benefit so much from your presentation than my lecture alone. Please mull this proposition over.

Long live the Folk Song Process!

Pax,

Stewball

[raymondcrooke]

Max, as a teacher myself, I am very happy for you to use any of my material for educational purposes. After all, my whole purpose on this channel is to promote folk music.